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chez

American  
[shey] / ʃeɪ /

preposition

French.
  1. at or in the home of; with.


chez British  
/ ʃe /

preposition

  1. at the home of

  2. with, among, or in the manner of

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As now is often the case chez Disney, the meta-story here is more interesting than the film, which isn’t very good.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

His image is similarly ubiquitous chez Gardo, a shack without plumbing in Manila’s largest slum, Tondo.

From New York Times Dec. 5, 2024

“I didn’t leave. I was fired,” said Chambers in the interview, detailing how and when she discovered she was no longer needed chez Vogue House.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2017

When visitors arrive chez Stump the front door is pinned back by a bucket, on which a chainsaw rests.

From The Guardian Mar. 17, 2017

“Did you go back to chez Van Houten afterward?”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green

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